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Illinois 60604–3590, (312) 886–7889.

Comments should refer to: In the Matter

of: MIG/DeWane Landfill

Administrative Order on Consent.

Please submit an original and three

copies of any comments, if possible.

A copy of the proposed settlement is

available at the following address for

review: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region V, Office of Superfund,

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590. Please telephone

Diana Embil, at (312) 886–7889, before

visiting the Region V Office.

PUBLIC MEETING: A public meeting in the

affected area may be held upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diana Embil, (C–14J), Assistant Regional

Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 77 West Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590, (312) 886–7889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: From 1969

to 1988, the MIG/DeWane Landfill

received industrial and solid wastes,

some of which contained hazardous

substances. On August 30, 1990, U.S.

EPA placed the Landfill on the National

Priorities List. On March 29, 1991, U.S.

EPA issued an administrative consent

order concerning various responsible

parties for a removal action at the Site.

On May 15, 1995, U.S. EPA reached a

de minimis settlement with other

responsible parties. Gunite Corporation

was not a signatory to either agreement.

Gunite Corporation is a potentially

responsible party that may have

arranged for the disposal of hazardous

substances at the MIG/DeWane Landfill

Site. Gunite Corporation’s share of the

waste delivered to the site is believed

not to exceed 0.05% of the total waste

delivered to the site.

Pursuant to section 122(i) of CERCLA,

the 30-day period for comments on the

proposed settlement with this

Respondent begins on the date of

publication of today’s notice.

William E. Muno,

Director, Superfund Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVRIONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6117–1]

Characterization of Municipal Solid

Waste in the United States: 1997

Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In recent years, community

officials and the general public have

increased their attention to the waste

generated by households, institutions,

and commercial businesses. They have

used information about municipal solid

waste (MSW) to plan for programs to

reduce and recycle this waste and to

properly dispose of the remainder. The

‘‘Characterization of Municipal Solid

Waste in the United States’’ report was

first prepared by EPA in 1986 in order

to determine the amounts of waste

generated, recovered, and discarded in

the nation, and to project amounts of

waste which will be managed in the

future. The report has been updated six

times since its initial publication in

1986. Planners nation-wide use this

special study to estimate the amount

and types of MSW that may be

generated in their communities, and

thus are able to plan more effectively for

the management of the wastes

generated, recovered, and/or discarded.

The Characterization of Municipal

Solid Waste in the United States: 1997

Update report is now available. The

1997 Update is similar to the 1996

Update, but it contains updated

information on the types and amounts

of municipal solid waste generated,

recovered, and discarded in the United

States through 1996. Some new

informational categories are also

included in the 1997 Update. These

include an expanded discussion of the

markets for recovered recyclable

materials.

Finally, due to sustained interest in

tracking national generation, recovery,

and discard rates for MSW, EPA plans

to continue providing annual updates of

this Report as a service to its

stakeholders from State and local

governments, industry, environmental

groups, and the public.

DATES: June 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A paper copy of Characterization of

Municipal Solid Waste in the United

States: 1997 Update (EPA Publication

Number EPA530–98–R–007) or the

Report’s Executive Summary (EPA

Publication Number EPA530–S–98–007)

may be obtained by calling the RCRA

Hotline at 1–800–424–9346. The Report

is also available in electronic format on

the Internet System through the EPA

Public Access Server at www.epa.gov.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.

[FR Doc. 98–17123 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6114–7]

Massachusetts Marine Sanitation

Device Standard; Receipt of Petition

Notice is hereby given that a petition

has been received from the State of

Massachusetts requesting a

determination of the Regional

Administrator, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, pursuant to section

312(f)(3) of Public Law 92–500 as

amended by Public Law 95–217 and

Public Law 100–4, that adequate

facilities for the safe and sanitary

removal and treatment of sewage from

all vessels are reasonably available for

the coastal regions of the town of

Harwich, State of Massachusetts, to

qualify as a ‘‘No Discharge Area’’ (NDA).

The areas covered under this petition

include the major harbors and

contiguous beaches between and

including Allen , Wychmere and

Saquatucket harbors and to the Herring

River. The latitudes and longitude

defining the boundaries are Town line

of Dennis 70°07′03′′, 41°39′16′′, Herring

River 70°06′33′′, 41°40′08′′, Allens

Harbor 70°05′22′′, 41°40′04′′, Wychmere

Harbor 70°03′56′′, 41°40′04′′,

Saquatucket Harbor 70°03′31′′,

41°40′09′′, Town line of Chatham

70°02′17′′, 41°39′58′′, and the water

boundaries are 70°02′55′′, 41°39′52′′,—

70°04′38′′, 41°39′46′′,—70°06′00′′,

41°39′35′′.

The State of Massachusetts has

certified that there are two facilities to

service the town of Harwich. A

stationary shore side pump-out facility

at the Saquatucket Municipal Marina

has a 60 gallon per cycle capacity with

discharge to a 2,500 gallon tight tank.

This facility provides access for vessels

with 6 feet draft at mean low water. This

facility is available daily from May 1st

through November 15th, weather

permitting and open during daylight

hours. Harbormaster personnel will be

available to demonstrate the self-service

system Tuesday through Sunday, from 9

a.m, to 3 p.m. The Harwich

Harbormaster’s office number is (508)

430–7532. The second facility is a

pump-out boat typically docked at

Saquatucket Municipal Marina, unless

the private marinas request it for a short

period of time. This pump-out boat will

come to individual boats by

appointment, which can be made by

calling the Harwich Harbormaster on

channel VHF 68 or calling the office at

(508) 430–7532. The pump-out boat will

be available May 1st through November

15th , and service is normally available
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Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m to 3

p.m., weather permitting.

In addition to these pump-out

facilities, there is a town comfort station

located on the Allen harbor town boat

ramp parking area, and the Saquatucket

Municipal Marina has on-shore

bathroom and shower facilities available

24 hours a day. There are also private

facilities at the Allen Harbor Yacht

Club.

The waste from stationary shore side

pump-out facility at the Saquatucket

Municipal Marina and the pump-out

boat is collected and stored in a

Department of Environmental Protection

approved, 2,500 gallon tigh tank. This

tank is fitted with alarms that activate

in time to ensure waste removal long

before the capacity is reached. The town

of Harwich has an annual agreement

with a licensed waste hauler to pumpout, on demand by the Harbormaster,

and then transport the septage to the

Town of Yarmouth’s Sewage Treatment

Facility. The Town Harwich has a

contract with the Town of Yarmouth for

the use of the Yarmouth-Dennis Septage

Treatment Facility.

There are approximately 753 boats

either moored or docked within Herring

Creek, Allens Harbor, Wychmere Harbor

and Saquatucket Harbor and are

primarily ‘‘parking lot’’ harbors where

the majority of boats are under 27 feet.

Of these 735 boats there are 35

commercial fishing vessels, and an

estimated transient population of 68

vessels.

The resources of the Herring Creek,

Allens Harbor, Wychmere Harbor and

Saquatucket Harbor are recreational and

commercial. Wychmere Harbor is used

by both recreational and commercial

shell fishermen for the harvest of

quahogs, clams, oysters, and bay

scallops. Saquatucket Harbor is also

used by both recreational and

commercial shell fishermen for the

harvest of quahogs, clams, oysters and is

the site of the Town’s commercial

aquaculture operations. The beaches are

located on the contiguous boundary

with Nantucket Sound.

Comments and reviews regarding this

request for action may be filed on or

before July 27, 1998. Such

communications, or requests for

information or a copy of the applicant’s

petition, should be addressed to Ann

Rodney, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency—New England Region, Water

Quality Unit (CWQ), JFK Federal

Building, Boston, MA 02203.

Telephone: 617–565–4885. E-Mail:

RODNEY.ANN@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.

Dated: June 17, 1998.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6116–3]

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) General

Permits for Discharges From

Concentrated Animal Feeding

Operations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed reissuance of

NPDES general permits.

SUMMARY: Proposed reissuance of

NPDES general permits for discharges

from concentrated animal feeding

operations (CAFOs) in (1) EPA Region 6

States of New Mexico (NMG800000),

Oklahoma (OKG800000), and Texas

(TXG800000); (2) all Indian Country

Lands in Oklahoma, Texas, and New

Mexico without certification authority;

and (3) the following Indian Pueblos in

New Mexico that have certification

authority: Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo of

Nambe, Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo of

Pojoaque, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of

San Juan, Pueblo of Santa Clara, and

Pueblo of Tesuque.

Also proposed in this action are

watershed-specific NPDES general

permits for CAFOs located in

watersheds that have been impaired by

CAFO-related activities in EPA Region 6

States of (1) New Mexico (NMG810000),

Oklahoma (OKG810000), and Texas

(TXG810000); (2) all Indian Country

lands in Oklahoma, Texas, and New

Mexico without certification authority;

and (3) the following Indian Pueblos in

New Mexico that have certification

authority: Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo of

Nambe, Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo of

Pojoaque, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of

San Juan, Pueblo of Santa Clara, and

Pueblo of Tesuque.

EPA Region 6 today proposes to (1)

reissue NPDES general permits

authorizing limited discharges from

CAFOs in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and

Texas; and (2) issue new NPDES general

permits for all CAFOs within these

States that are located in watersheds

impaired by CAFO-related activities.

The permits’ requirements are based on

NPDES regulations (40 CFR Parts 122

and 412). As proposed, the general

permits prohibit discharges of process

wastewater pollutants from CAFOs to

waters of the United States except

during catastrophic or chronic rainfall

events. When effective, these permits

will replace the general permits

published at 58 FR 7610 (February 8,

1993). The requirements of the

watershed-specific permits are designed

to protect nutrient-impaired watersheds

against further degradation and nutrient

pollution resulting from CAFO-related

activities, such as manure and

wastewater land application activities

and offsite land disposal of manure at

rates that exceed crop agronomic

requirements.

DATES: Written comments on this

proposal may be submitted to EPA

Region 6 until August 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments to EPA should

be mailed to Ms. Wilma Turner (6WQ–

CA), EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. The public

record is located at the EPA Region 6

office, and is available upon request.

Requests for copies of the public record

should be addressed to Ms. Wilma

Turner at the address provided above. A

reasonable fee may be charged for

copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on the proposed

draft permits or to request for a

complete copy of the entire fact sheet

and draft general permits, contact Ms.

Wilma Turner at the address provided

above or by telephone at (214) 665–

7513. Also, the draft permits and the

fact sheet can be obtained from the

Internet at the following website

address: www.epa.gov/region6/6wq/

npdes/publicnotice.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Hearings

Informal Public Meetings and formal

Public Hearings will be held in New

Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas to

provide information on the draft permit

conditions and to allow for public

comment on the draft permits. Informal

public meetings with question and

answer sessions are scheduled, prior to

each of the formal Public Hearings, to

allow the public to make informal

statements and comments before the

formal Public Hearing sessions begin.

The schedule for informal meetings and

formal public hearings are as follows:

Monday August 3, 1998: Informal

Public Meeting with question and

answer session from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00

a.m., followed by a formal Public

Hearing from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., in

the Oklahoma/Texas Rooms on the 12th

floor of the EPA office, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

Thursday August 13, 1998: Informal

Public Meeting with question and

answer session from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00